"Buzz!"
Within the area enveloped by the golden pillar of light, the ground began to slowly rise without warning.
Ye Li and the little stone monkey quickly retreated.
They watched the rising stone pillars on the ground warily.
Ye Li frowned and whispered, "Could it be that it's about to break through the seal?"
However, the stone pillar on the ground only rose 20 meters before stopping.
"Boom!"
The stone pillars on the ground suddenly trembled violently.
In an instant, countless pebbles of varying sizes slid down like raindrops.
The little stone monkey and Ye Li had to retreat again, leaving the area where the rolling stones were falling.
"what happens?"
Ye Li looked puzzled.
The little stone monkey also looked bewildered.
The man and the monkey stared intently at the stone pillar on the ground, as if trying to find some clues.
As the rolling stones gradually fell, a lifelike monkey statue dressed in armor appeared before them.
The monkey sculpture is 15 meters tall.
His expression was solemn, as if he were facing a life-or-death battle.
The stone monkey statue has its hands tightly gripping a stick less than 20 meters long, which it has driven deep into the ground.
It looked as if it was about to pierce through the earth.
"Could this be... the Monkey King from back then?"
Looking at the magnificent statue before him, Ye Li couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Although it is just a stone sculpture, the pattern of the armor it wears is almost identical to the mythical set of armor worn by the little stone monkey.
The little stone monkey stared at the stone carving with its bright, sparkling eyes for a while, then chirped, "Master, this guy looks just like me!"
Ye Li laughed and said, "You're all monkeys, of course you look alike!"
The words had barely left his mouth.
Suddenly, a golden halo burst forth from the stone monkey statue.
It transformed into a monkey about the same height as the little stone monkey, wearing a long red cloak and golden chainmail.
He wore a purple-gold crown and held a golden cudgel.
Majestic and imposing.
That innate confidence and arrogance made him even more like the Monkey King than the little stone monkey.
Ye Li clicked his tongue in admiration: "Wow, this one looks more like the original!"
The Monkey King stood in the air, looking down at Ye Li and the little stone monkey below.
His gaze was cold and arrogant, like that of a high-ranking king scrutinizing his subjects.
A moment later, a voice as loud as a bell resounded throughout the mountaintop: "So you are the chosen monkey of destiny? Not bad!"
The Monkey of Destiny?
Ye Li glanced at the little stone monkey subconsciously.
Okay, this form of address definitely isn't meant to be used in a conversation with him.
"Chirp chirp!"
The little stone monkey looked at Ye Li, scratched its head, and looked completely puzzled, not understanding what the Heavenly Fate Monkey meant at all.
At this moment, the Monkey King's gaze also shifted to Ye Li. After looking him up and down, he slowly said, "Human... huh? It's been a long time since I've seen a creature like you set foot on Flower Fruit Mountain. Tell me, what is your purpose in coming here?"
The moment the words fell, the Monkey King's originally peaceful aura suddenly changed, and his whole body exuded a chilling and fierce aura.
At the same time, an extremely powerful pressure descended upon Ye Li.
Ye Li frowned slightly, and the energy within his body was also activated.
"Boom!"
The two surging forces collided, instantly and easily dissolving the oppressive force.
Ye Li stared directly at the Monkey King without flinching: "Can't you speak properly? Do you like to bully others by relying on your power?"
Ye Li's strength surprised even the Monkey King, who then withdrew his oppressive aura and laughed, "Not bad, not bad. The last time I encountered such a strong human was..."
At this point, the Monkey King suddenly paused, his eyes becoming somewhat unfocused, as if lost in distant memories.
After a long while, the Monkey King seemed to wake from a dream and uttered two words indifferently: "Last time!"
Hearing this, Ye Li couldn't help but roll her eyes: (ˉ▽ˉ；)...
—I can tell, this is a monkey king who talks nonsense!
—And they always like to act profound.
The Monkey King's gaze swept quickly over the corpses of the void monsters on the mountaintop, and he continued, "Are you the chosen one here to eliminate the void monsters?"
"The Chosen Ones?" Ye Li pointed to himself and said, "Perhaps. We are indeed here to eliminate the Void Monsters."
The Monkey King nodded slightly, indicating his approval of Ye Li's answer, and then said with a solemn expression, "Do you know how terrifying the void monsters are?"
Ye Li shrugged nonchalantly and casually replied, "It's nothing special!"
The Monkey King snorted and said, "You ignorant brat, what you see now is nothing but a bunch of shrimp soldiers and crab generals. The real void monster is the one I suppressed under Flower Fruit Mountain. Compared to it, these ants are not even worth a single hair on its body."
Ye Li asked, "What is it?"
With a wave of his hand, the Monkey King unleashed a beam of golden light that swiftly outlined a pattern.
It looks similar to a small Void Burrowing Beast.
However, it is even more powerful and domineering than the Small Void Burrowing Beast.
His body has sharp edges and corners.
It looks very sharp.
Its color also changed from purple to blackish-red.
Ye Li stared at the pattern for a while, then couldn't help but say, "Isn't this still a burrowing beast?"
The Monkey King shook his head and said in a serious tone, "To be more precise, this should be the final form of the earth-burrowing beasts. Their king possesses the power to destroy the world, far surpassing ordinary earth-burrowing beasts."
Ye Li frowned slightly and continued to ask, "So?"
The Monkey King sighed and said, "Five hundred years ago, this earth-burrowing beast suddenly appeared on Flower Fruit Mountain, bringing devastating disaster. At that time, I fought it for three days and three nights. That battle was truly earth-shattering, the sun and moon were dimmed, and the outcome was difficult to determine..."
"In the end, I had no choice but to seal it at the bottom of Flower Fruit Mountain by sacrifice to weaken its power."
"For 500 years, this earth-burrowing beast has been constantly challenging my seal, and my power has been constantly weakening. I estimate that in at most another hundred years, this earth-burrowing beast will break through my seal."
"By then, if the Heavenly Monkey has not yet appeared on Flower Fruit Mountain, these monsters will be a devastating disaster for Flower Fruit Mountain."
Ye Li listened attentively and asked, "There are still 100 years left. You don't mean you want us to stay here for 100 years, do you?"
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